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Before Configuring the NIC and Installing the Driver 2-5
If you require other settings, you must change them
manually, as described in Chapter 5, “Configuring the
NIC Manually,” and then reboot.
If your PnP PC does not detect and automatically
configure the 3Com NIC, do not assume the NIC is
defective. The BIOS PnP may be an early design, or
the design may be nonstandard. Use the procedures in
Chapter 5, “Configuring the NIC Manually,” to disable PnP
and configure the NIC.
Proceed with NIC configuration and driver installation
according to the conditions described below:
■ If you have a single 3C319 NIC installed and want to
load a single NetWare DOS ODI client, see Chapter 3,
“Installing NetWare DOS Clients Automatically.”
Chapter 3 describes using the 3Com AutoLink utility
to configure the NIC automatically and install the
DOS 16-bit client network driver for NetWare 3.12
and 4.10 systems.
Table 2-1 Initial Settings of Configuration Options
Option
Default Settings in
PCs with PnP Support
Default Settings
in PCs without
PnP Support
Plug and Play Enabled Enabled
Configuration Mode 3Com 3Com
I/O Base Address Set by PnP A20h
Interrupt Request Level Set by PnP 2(9)
Ring Speed 16 Mbps 16 Mbps
BIOS/MMIO Base Address Set by PnP CC000
RAM Page Size 16 K 16 K
Shared RAM Address Range Set by PnP D8000–DBFFF
Memory Mode 16-bit 16-bit
I/O Mode 16-bit 16-bit
IRQ Driver Type Edge Triggered Edge Triggered
AutoSwitch Disabled Disabled
Boot PROM Disabled Disabled
Zero Wait State Enabled Enabled